Georg Lunge (15 September 1839 - 3 January 1923) was a
German chemist born in
Breslau. He studied at
Heidelberg (under
Robert Bunsen) and Breslau, graduating at the latter university in 1859, for the work with
Ferdinand Cohn. Turning his attention to technical chemistry, he became chemist at several works both in Germany and
England, and in 1876 he was appointed professor of technical chemistry at
ETH Zurich. Lunge's original contributions over a very wide field, dealing both with technical processes and analysis. In addition, he was a voluminous writer, enriching scientific literature with many standard works. His treatises
Coal Tar and Ammonia,
Destillation des Steinkohlentheers and
Sulphuric Acid and Alkali, established his position as the highest authority on these subjects, while the
Chemische-technische Untersuchungs-Methoden, to which he contributed, testified to his researches in technical analysis. His jubilee was celebrated in
Zurich on 15 September 1909. He died in Zurich on 3 January 1923.